Review of Canon FS200

The Canon FS200 is a compact camcorder that has 35x optical zoom. There is no internal storage therefore the model is small in size. The user has to use memory cards for storage. The camcorder has electronic image stabilizer. This Canon model is available in blue, silver and red colors. The camcorder can easily fit into the jacket pockets. The camcorder has 2.7 inch LCD screen. The user can find at the rear side, mode dial and record button. The model has a facility to shoot videos as well as click images without changing options. On the bottom side, one can see the location of battery and slot for memory card.

The model has lithium batteries. The battery life is three hours and twenty five minutes. The FS 200 is simple and easy to use because of neatly labeled switches underneath the LCD screen. There is a five way navigation located next to the LCD screen. There is a small icon, which helps the user in selecting other menus. The camcorder has mic as an input device whereas a headphone works as an output device. In the LCD panel, one can find a slot for USB as well as port for headphone and AV output.

Let’s take a look at the Canon FS200:

The camcorder has both manual and auto controls. The Dual Shot mode helps the user in using full auto shooting. The camcorder works in two modes. They are Video and Photo modes.  The features that the user gets in video mode are scene modes, shutter priority, program-AE, focus, video light, etc. The aperture function cannot be adjusted manually in this Canon model. There is a feature called as Video Snap Mode, which helps the user to create video clips of four second duration. Later all these clips can be edited and a movie can be created. This feature is fun to use.

As the camcorder is standard definition, the user will not get video of HD quality. The video quality is good. The videos look sharp and colors appeared bright and natural. There were no issues of noise. The videos look soft and a bit dull in low light conditions. There was some noise noticed in these videos. The movies look good. The image quality is good. The snaps look fresh in natural colors. The user should not compare with the digital camera quality.

Take a look at the rear side of  this camcorder:

This camcorder is a good deal if the user wants movies and videos to be uploaded on the websites and shared with friends and family. There is a need of internal memory and good image stabilization. This will help to make the zoom steady. The Canon camcorder is priced at $199. It is a good choice for compact design, mic and headphone, decent features and above average video quality. The user can go for this one as it is affordable, standard definition camcorder.